Buckingham House (Milford, Connecticut)
Description and history
The Buckingham House is located on land allocated to Thomas Buckingham in 1639 in what is now a residential area north of downtown Milford on the east side of North Street at its junction with Maple Street. It is a 2+1⁄2-story timber-framed structure, with a gabled roof, central chimney, and clapboarded exterior. The siding on the front of the house is wide sawn boards with beading, and is believed to be old if not original to the house's construction. The front facade has an unusual configuration, with five bays on the first floor and three on the second, all in a symmetrical arrangement. The entrance is in the center bay, framed by molding and topped by a projecting cornice. The interior has a number of early features. Modifications were made after 1753 when Jehiel Bryan, a carpenter, married into the Buckingham family.
See also
- List of the oldest buildings in Connecticut
- National Register of Historic Places listings in New Haven County, Connecticut
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Buckingham House". National Park Service. Archived from the original on March 23, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2018. With accompanying pictures
- ^ Federal Writer's Project, Federal Writer's Project, (Conn), (1938), p. 215